Hello, I'm experiencing low framerates in Borderlands 2, anyone know why?
From what think, I should be getting 60FPS at most times if not all times, but I'm experiencing about 30-45 most of the time, often hitting 20 fps in parts with allot happening, al...

Borderlands 2 is an action role playing first person shooter, developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2k Games in September 2012. It is the second game in the Borderlands series and the sequel to the popular 2009 hit Borderlands 1.

As with the first game, you are able to complete a campaign with the main story quest and optional side missions as one of the four Vault hunters. All of the key gameplay features are all present, such as online co-op, randomly generated loot and character building elements such as talent trees are all found in Borderlands 2. There has been a game of the year edition released last year which includes all the DLC apart from one.

The gameplay at it's core is the same as Borderlands 1. The focus on randomly generated loot plays a huge part. Each of the characters you have the option to play as have their own specialty, and will bring a feel of originality to each playthrough on either of them. We also see a new elemental effect in BL2, Slag, this is a substance that increases the damage a target takes if they are covered in it. You will also find Eridium bars as you play the game, these can be used to purchase storage upgrades and increase the amount of ammo you can carry.

We also see an element of customizing how your character looks as well, you can unlock different skins, head designs, colour schemes and vehicle paint jobs. Another major addition to BL2 is the "Badd@ss rank" system; points are awarded for completing certain in-game challenges, that in turn award tokens that will allow you to increase your base stats. These stat increases also take effect on all of your other single player characters too. Also similar to the the original, we also see the return of a New Game Plus mode, in the form of "True Vault Hunter Mode", which increases the difficulty, and gives you a higher chance at even better loot drops. You are also able to level up to 50 in this mode too.

The graphics in Borderlands 2 are virtually the same as the original, but with just a more enhanced look to them. We see the vibrant colour schemes in each zone come to life. Along with better quality textures too. The style of graphics in Borderlands has always been a huge drawing point for me as there are hardly any other games which pull this style off as well as this.

Your first playthrough Borderlands 2 will have a number of difficult encounters, but these can easily be overpowered by returning to the same bad guy, mission or zone after leveling up one or two more times, or getting a bigger better gun. If you stay on top of all of the side missions as you progress through the story mission, you will stay at the right level so that you won't just hit a brick wall of impossible monsters/enemies. To make matters easier when it comes to deciding how tough a mission will be, each one also has a recommended level - so you can easily see how hard a single mission will be without actually having to test the waters first.

A full playthrough on single player of Borderlands 2 took me just under thirty hours. That is a pretty decent amount of content on offer, with the side missions and a decent amount of loot farming involved too. I have put almost 140 hours into Borderlands 2, as I have played various different characters through the story a number of times. This is a game where you can easily spend 300 hours and still be having the same amount of fun.

I had zero amount of technical issues throughout BL2; the game is perfectly optimized, will run at 60 fps, and the cloud save feature makes it even better technically.

Borderlands 2 is easily in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Just like the original, Borderlands 2 is a perfect game with no flaws in it at all. I cannot recommend this game enough. Most people will already have it since it goes on sale so much, but PLEASE play it. You will NOT be disappointed.

Tom's Score Card1) Stay away2) Only recommended when on sale3) Recommended4) Highly recommended 5) This is a must play

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Recommended

81.9 hrs on record

Posted: July 26

This is a game that completely shocked me. I knew nothing about Borderlands during it's release. Being honest, I thought, "oh great, another shooter... I bet it's some cliche post apocalyptic first preson shooter where the player is the game's only last hope. Just another Call of Duty. GUNS?! Ughh. Boringgggggg!"

HOWEVER, I ended up recieving it as a gift thanks to a good friend, and I was completely wrong.

Borderlands 2 is meant to be played CO-OP with friends. Everything is well done. The game provides a large variety of guns with different abilities and elements. You have to plan and think which gun is good for what situation and some are just straight out flashy and worth keeping just for personal preference. There is also a detailed skill tree system that allows the player to create the most BADASS character where the player can focus on what they want the most on. Best of all, there no pressure because everything is straight out obvious and there no PVP, so you never feel overwhelmed by tryign to make a perfect character to compete with others. I choose the cheap way and just max out my Turrent on the Commendo class. While the good character creation and a variety of guns are great, the gameplay can vary. At times, it can get really intense, ostentatious, BADASS! Hordes of enemies left to right, explosions everywhere, your PC probably screaming and explosing inside by the amount of particles and graphical effects happenning in your screen. But, if you aren't a fan of shooters, you may at times find it repetitive as there are certain moments that feel the same. Some can argue it's just player heads to objective and kill a horde of enemies every time. I can't blame you if you feel like that, but...

Borderlands 2 is the epitone for story games that prove that a fantastic story makes a game better even if it feels like a fetch and grind MMO style game. It took a game that barely had a story and used all the characters and story plot to create this shockly interesting story. It's like if you took coal and turn it into gold, but this is gold writing! In addition, Handsome Jack, a new character, is pretty much the main star of the game as he guides the player throughout the game and introduces the history of Paradora. The humor in some way is very immature, childish, and goofy that you'd think it would have been written by a 12 year old. However, in my opinion everything is soo balance and even immature cussing jokes are actually funny and never feel overuesd. Being a child I am, I always get a laugh when I hear the word "Badass". (However, I know some people would disagree, so read about it with caution when buying). Reguardless, it's soo well done that you end up wanting to know more about the game, so you end up doing every single side quest just to know what exactly happen. Almost no quest feels like a chore because the story is what motivates you to keep playing. During your progression, he does so many bad thing in such a sarcastic and sinster way that you can't wait to have the opporunity to punch him right in his freaken handsome face. but at the same time, you begin to hate him in a way that you're actually interested in knowing more about him if that makes sense. Why does he hide is face, how did he take over Hyperion corporation, why is he so interested in the value, why is he so freaken handsome?!?!!

Buy the GOTY during a sale! Some of the season pass and level packs expansion are essential for the true experience! Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep expansion DLC is the minimum you need if you are just interested in the story because it is the conclusion of the story of Borderlands 2. This is no Mass Effect 3, I promise you that! The ending on Borderlands 2 is satisfying, but Tiny Tina concludes the game in a surpising. Not to mention, who doesn't love dungeons and dragons?

Overall, I absolutely recommend this game to anyone as long as you have friends to play with. It can be played alone. If you do, I recommend Commando or Mechromancer class because they have the ability to spawn a turrent or mech-robot that aids the player in tough situations.

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